Effects of calcination temperature on phase formation and particle size of Zn<inf>2</inf>Nb<inf>34</inf>O<inf>87</inf>powder synthesized by solid-state reaction

• Main Authors: Penphitcha Amonpattaratkit, Supon Ananta
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84875961945&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52681
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The solid-state mixed oxide method via a rapid vibro-milling technique was explored for the preparation of single-phase Zn2Nb34O87nanopowders. Phase formation of zinc niobate was investigated as a function of calcination temperature by using a combination of thermogravimetric/differential thermal analyzer (TG/DTA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Morphology, particle size and chemical composition of the powders were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) technique. The obtained results clearly revealed the influences of calcination temperature on phase formation and particle size of Zn2Nb34O87nanopowder. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.